Trump, Tylenol and pregnant women
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His debunked claim about the link between the commonly used pain reliever and autism has stirred up both his critics and his defenders.
President Donald Trump on Friday intensified his campaign against Tylenol to include young kids, posting on his Truth Social that parents shouldn’t give children the drug “for virtually any reason” without providing scientific evidence for the claim.
In other health adjacent news, Pritzker also criticized the federal governments new stance that ties the use of Tylenol while pregnant to autism, a finding that some health experts, including those at the IDPH, have disputed.
Videos of pregnant women filming themselves taking Tylenol are circulating on social media following Trump's claim of its link to autism.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday repeated his call for pregnant women and young children to stop using popular pain medication Tylenol, defying widespread criticism from medical groups, and offered further healthcare advice not backed by science.
"Legitimizing bad science with dangerous policy endangers you when your decisions are based on fear, not facts."
The Trump administration announced it believes acetaminophen is linked to autism risk, but the maker of Tylenol and medical experts have strongly pushed back on the claims.
Medical scholars say, efforts to find a singular cause for autism has historically led to scrutinizing parents and fueling stigma about autism
With Trump posting the video on social media, the speculation around him considering reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug might strengthen.
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Attorneys urge court overseeing Tylenol autism lawsuits to consider Trump administration's stance
Families appealing the dismissal of their lawsuits alleging that Kenvue's Tylenol or generic versions of the pain-relief medication caused their children's autism are asking an appeals court to consider President Donald Trump's new advice that pregnant women avoid the pain killer as it decides whether to revive their lawsuits.